When you think of puff pastry, you probably think of that box in the freezer. Which is fair, but…what if we told you that you could make your puff pastry from scratch? But that sounds so ...

But rough puff is a different story. To make classic puff pastry, you start with the détrempe, which is a basic dough made of flour, water and butter, and into that you cut a lot more butter.

Judy Rodgers has shown me the way with her recipe for Rough Puff Pastry. Is it Dufour ... You can be confident, for example, that the pile of flour and butter bits covering your countertop ...

As you can see from the above photo, the store-bought puff pastry (on the left) came out much, much puffier than my rough rider, and I was briefly dismayed. “This just in: making your own puff ...

When you want really tasty, buttery pastry, it is best to make your own from scratch. This rough puff is an easier version of the full puff pastry, but no less delicious. Make double and freeze ...

This is a great shortcut method for making puff pastry. You can use it for sausage rolls, apple turnovers, tarts and savoury pies. Mix the flour and salt together in a bowl. Rub in the chilled ...

Although I believe homemade pie crust tastes better and can be done relatively quickly, especially with practice, from-scratch puff pastry (even “rough puff”) can be challenging and time ...

"Mille feuille is hands-down my favourite French pastry. Even in the most beautiful patisseries in Paris, filled with complex arrays of decadent cakes, I only had eyes for mille feuille!